Syringe



Nov. 27, 1928. 1,692,922

L. C. BERG SYRINGE Filed Feb. 16, 1928l l n ucnlor Allorn'ey Patented Nov. 27,1928. y

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Application filed February 1.6, 1928. Serial No. 254,666.

My present invention relates to an imf proved syringe which while adapted especially for use by invalids is also applicable for various uses of a rectalv syringe-or douche, either by bed-ridden invalid's or by those able to use the toilet facilities ofy a bath room or similar place. By the utilization of the device ofiny invention the person requiring the douche may with facility and convenience manipulatethe parts for the purpose, or they may be manipulated or handled with equal facility by a nurse or attendant, and the parts are combined and arranged in such manner that the nozzle may be applied and the douche given or administered with quickness and dispatch and with comfort to the user.

The invention vconsists in certain novel combinations and arrangements of parts as will hereinaftery be more fully set forth and 2o claimed. In the accompanying drawings I have illustrated one complete example of the physical embodiment of'my invention wherein the parts are combined and arranged according to the best mode I have thus far de.-

vised for the practical application of the principles of my invention. Y I

Figure 1 is a view showing the device o f my invention in position for use. Figure 2 1s an enlarged detail view partly in section shonwing the attaching feature and the valve for the syringe. Figure 3 is an enlarged detail of the nozzle of Figure l and Figure-32l is a cross section at line {5L-3a of Figure 3. Figure 4 is a perspective View showing the handle, and Figure 5 is a longitudinal sectional view of the handle. Figure 6 is a view showing various nozzles for use with the syringe. Figure 7 shows a modified form of handle.

In Figure 1 I have shown the general assembly and arrangement of parts ready for use in connection with a bowl B, the seat S and the water tanlr T. The invention contemplates tlie use of` a metallic tubing 1 fashioned with curves and bends to a formationadapting it to be placed in position with relation to the bowl and seat and to conform to thebody of the user, there being a nozzle 2 shown in place in Figure 1 ready for use. f

The tube 1 is adapted to be supported on the top V'of the seat Sand is fashioned with a bearing head or cushion 3 at it-s under side for contact with the top of the seat, and a clamp hook 4 co-acts with the. bearing head vfor supporting the apparatus.

The hook is preferably formed with an arm 4 that rest-s directly across the top of the seat and this arm is rigid with or integral with a. bushing 5 that is slidable and adjustable on the tube 1. A friction plate 6 is yshown" within the bushing for contactvwith the tube and a set screw o'r bolt threaded in the bushing impinges against this plate to force into frictional contact with the tube and hold the bushing inv rigid relation with the tube in its adjusted position. The clamping device may thus with facility be adjusted to suitv different conditions and be spaced at various distances from the nozzle 2.

A valve casing 8 is interposed in the tubing and a valve 9 in the casing controls the flow of water or other douche through the tube, which tube is provided with the usual enlargementoi head l0 for the hose 11. The hose is attached to the tank T in usual manner or may be attached toother desired container used to provide the douche.

For convenience and comfortin holding or maintainingV the nozzle in proper position a handle is provided on thetube.

The handle is preferably fashioned with a fiat tubular casing 12 having an open topand side flanges and secured, as by welding or brazing, to the tube 1. At its ends the casing is provided with turned up lugsl to form stops, and the two top flanges are provided with two series of complementaryl holes 14 that are utilized for locking the adjustable, bowed, handle 15 in place. The bow-ed handle ispreferably fashioned from resilient-metal and provided at one en-d with a transversely extending head 16 and at its other end with a pair of upwardly extending lugs 17, the latj ter adapted to-be inserted in a-pair of holes or openingsvof the complementary series 14. A

friction springv 18 is fashioned on the handle for frictional engagement with the top of the inner 'part ofthe casing and this spring performs the function ofholding the lugs upwardly inserted in the pair of holesr 14, thus preventing displacein-ent of thehandle after it has been set in adjusted position. The transversely extending head 16y retains the rear endof the spring or bowed' handle in position and prevents its displacement.

The syringe may be used for various purposes, and it will be understood thatthe nozzle 2 may be dispensed with and one of the nozzles Y 19, 20 or 21 of Figure 6 substituted therefor in carrying out these uses. u v

InFigure 7 a. modified form of handle 22 is shown, which is preferably of rubber, and friotionally engages the tube to hold it in adjusted position. Y

Having thus fully described my invention what l claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is l. The Combination with a rigid tube having a nozzle and a bearing head thereon, of an adjustable bushing on the tube and retaining Ymeans therefor, a resilient clamp hook on the bushing for eo-aetion with the bearing head, a Valve in the tube and a hose connected to the tube for the purpose deseribed.'

2. The combination with a rigid tube having a nozzle, means for clamping' the tube in f position, and means for supplying a. douche to the tube, of a handle-easing' on the tube, an adjustable handle, and eo-aoting means on the handle and easing for holding the former in adjusted position.

8. The combination with a syringe tube, of a handle easing having'an open top and lateral flanges with two series of Complementary holes therein, a bowed resilient handlehaving a transverse retaining head for eo-aotion with the Viianges, and upwardly turned lugs on the handle for engagement with a pair of holes. l Y i 4. The combination with a syringe tube Curved and bent tooonform to a toilet seat and a bearing heady on the underside of said tube,

of a. slidable bushing on the tube, a frictionplatelbetween the bushing and tube and a sety screw in the bushing for iinpinging the, plate on thetube, a resilient hook on the bushing or cofaetion with the bearing head, a valve in the tube, and a hose Connected to said tube. In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

LUDVIG C. BERG. 

